McDonald’s, Hungry Jack’s Victoria: Josh Miller, Michael White, Daniel McDonnell | crime

A man who crashed into a Macca’s drive-thru wall before puking on himself is just one regional Victoria’s most ridiculous fast food-related crimes.

McDonald’s. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Sarah Matray

Regional fast food restaurants serve hundreds of people every day, and are the unfortunate backdrops for some ridiculous crimes.

Here are five of regional Victoria’s biggest fast food fiascos.

Michael White

San Remo man Michael White was busted riding a stolen motorbike after he crashed into the wall of the drive-thru and vomited on himself.

White, 28, pleaded guilty at Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court on January 12 to charges including theft, drug-driving, dangerous driving, speeding, driving while disqualified and using a fraudulent number plate.

Following a string of offences, including speeding, the court also heard White drove a motorbike into a McDonald’s drive-thru in Leongatha on August 12, 2020.

After buying food he failed to leave the drive-thru window and started to exhibit “strange behaviours”.
He moved his motorbike abruptly to the right where he collided with a wall before vomiting on himself.

Magistrate Belinda Wallington sentenced White to six months in prison.

He was also fined $500 and disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Stephen Spice

An angry outburst at an Albury Macca’s drive-thru landed this Thurgoona nurse in hot water — all caused, he claimed, by former US President Donald Trump.

After downing three wines at an Albury pub, the man went through the Macca’s drive-thru, and after becoming impatient, rammed the car in front of him more than a dozen times.

Mr Spice revved his engine and yelled “f---en hurry up, hurry up, hurry up” and the frightened customers in front.

He pleaded guilty to knowingly drive motor vehicle in manner which menaces another person, negligent driving, and driving under the influence at Albury Local Court on April 26.

Mr Spice’s solicitor said his client had been drinking due to trouble at work, and had been listening to Donald Trump on the radio while going through the drive-thru, which had sparked his meltdown.

Magistrate Richard Funston said: “We all have issues at work and we all had problems with (former) President Trump, but you can’t go nudging someone a dozen times.”

Due to Mr Spice’s good record, Mr Funston sentenced him to an 18-month conditional release order with no conviction.

Daniel McDonnell

Lavington man Daniel McDonnell had a bit too much fun on his 20th birthday when, after a few drinks, he dropped his phone down a drain outside Hungry Jack’s and decided to phone police to help him retrieve his mobile.

After calling the police multiple times, Mr McDonnell walked over to Hungry Jack’s and kicked the entry door, smashing the glass panel.

Mr McDonnell later told police he “got kind of angry” and decided to smash the window.

Daniel McDonnell faced Albury Local Court and pleaded guilty to destroy/damage property on April 26.

He was fined $400.

Raymond Brydon

A Shepparton man was sentenced to six months in jail after he was found with a tomahawk in his pants at Shepparton McDonald’s.

Raymond Brydon, 34, was arrested just three days after he waved a gun around the waiting room of Shepparton train station claiming he was gathering arsenal to join the US Marine Corps.

Brydon told police he had the tomahawk “in case anybody tries to kill me” while he walked home.

He was also sentenced to an 18-month community corrections order upon release.

Joshua Miller

This Wodonga man decided to make a run for it after the police caught him in a McDonald’s carpark with mismatching number plates on his car.

Joshua Miller, 28, pleaded guilty to drive recklessly/furiously in manner dangerous, driving while license suspended, driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle on the road, and two counts of unlawfully possessing number plates at Albury Local Court on April 7.

Police approached Miller, sitting in a silver Ford Falcon, and asked him to produce his driver’s licence — which he couldn’t.

Police told him to stay where he was and tried to move their car in front of the Ford Falcon to stop Miller from driving off — which he did.
Miller used the opportunity to leave the car park with police in pursuit.

Court documents reveal Miller immediately drove onto the wrong side of the road, doing between 70 and 90km/h in a 50km/h zone.

Miller was sentenced to five months imprisonment, backdated to April 2, and disqualified from driving for 18 months. He was also fined $1000.